Libertarian wins municipal elections... in Moscow.

[MicroBalrog]

As in, Moscow, Russia.



She ran as a libertarian in one of the most un-libertarian political cultures on earth.

She did not whine about how she has a job. She ran. She won.

[MicroBalrog]

More Vera Kichanova:

[TommyGunn]

 
Twenty years ago the USSR drops communism and begins a slow painful march toward freedom.
? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Years ago  America drops capitalism and begins a slow painful march toward serfdom.

 

[Matthew Carberry]

She cleverly wove her Wookie suit into an attractive twill pattern.

The bowcaster is probably concealed inside it. 

[roo_ster]

Twenty years ago the USSR drops communism and begins a slow painful march toward freedom.
? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Years ago  America drops capitalism and begins a slow painful march toward serfdom.

 

Yes, it is almost surrealic.

[Jamisjockey]

She cleverly wove her Wookie suit into an attractive twill pattern.

The bowcaster is probably concealed inside it. 

Again with the *expletive deleted*ing wookie suit *expletive deleted*it.  I swear.

[Matthew Carberry]

Again with the *expletive deleted*ing wookie suit *expletive deleted*.  I swear.

I'm half-Wookie on my mother's side.  I get to make jokes.

The subtle point of my comment was that she looks like a normal, kinda geeky, person, not some sort of nut with craaaaaaaaaaaaazy ideas.

[Jamisjockey]

I'm half-Wookie on my mother's side.  I get to make jokes.

The subtle point of my comment was that she looks like a normal, kinda geeky, person, not some sort of nut with craaaaaaaaaaaaazy ideas.

Sorry to pop off certain members can't help but drop the wookie thing and mean it every time the "L" word comes up.

[Matthew Carberry]

Sorry to pop off certain members can't help but drop the wookie thing and mean it every time the "L" word comes up.

As we Irish/wookie Alaskans say, "No worries brah."

I didn't even think of that J, and should have, I will be more careful on my part. 

So, Micro, where is our translated campaign literature and policy statements and such?

Free ice cream NOW!

[HankB]

Sorry to pop off certain members can't help but drop the wookie thing and mean it every time the "L" word comes up.

One picture is worth how many words?

[RevDisk]

Ignoring the people who think they're being clever[1], could we get a translation of the ads?  They look very nice, all things considered.




[1] I always love in any lock thread, where people come up with creative things like "lulz, just use an axe/jack/detcord/etc". Yes, very creative, and unique. Because obviously, no one has ever thought of that, nor mentioned it previously. I see the wookie thing as similar. It's not creative, or funny, but has gotten old. Yet folks still do it.

[Nick1911]

Ignoring the people who think they're being clever[1], could we get a translation of the ads?  They look very nice, all things considered.

Let's see if I remember enough russian transliteration to actually feed it phonically into google! (Don't laugh too hard, Micro)

Vera Kichanova

Nezavisimy kandidat v moonitsipalnoe sobranie

uzhnogo tooshino

golosooyte 4 marta 2012 goda!

vlast dolzhna bt podotchetnoy grazhdanam i gonyatnoy ludyam

What does google make of this?

Vera Kichanova

Independent candidate for the municipal assembly

southern Tushino

vote March 4, 2012!

power should bt accountable to citizens and people gonyatnoy

   I'll leave this one to the pros.

[MicroBalrog]

Vera Kichanova,
Independent Candidate for the Municipal Council of South Tushino
Vote, March 4th, 2012.
The Government must be Accountable to Citizens and Comprehensible to People.

[Matthew Carberry]

Vera Kichanova,
Independent Candidate for the Municipal Council of South Tushino
Vote, March 4th, 2012.
The Government must be Accountable to Citizens and Comprehensible to People.

Well that's just crazy talk. 

Good for her, hope her support continues.

[MicroBalrog]

Sorry to pop off certain members can't help but drop the wookie thing and mean it every time the "L" word comes up.

I for one am a proud wookie-suiter.

[freakazoid]

I thought it was pretty funny. I LOLd.

[lee n. field]

Those posters look a bit like Oleg's work.

[AJ Dual]

As in, Moscow, Russia.



She ran as a libertarian in one of the most un-libertarian political cultures on earth.

She did not whine about how she has a job. She ran. She won.

Good job!

Although it's unfortunate the journalist focused on her alone, and ignored Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne's contributions to the campaign. Or the fact they unmasked Putin only to find out it was old man Carruthers, who was just trying to scare everyone off from the Kremlin, so he could dig up the Czar's gold treasure undisturbed...

[erictank]

Good job!

Although it's unfortunate the journalist focused on her alone, and ignored Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne's contributions to the campaign. Or the fact they unmasked Putin only to find out it was old man Carruthers, who was just trying to scare everyone off from the Kremlin, so he could dig up the Czar's gold treasure undisturbed...

Come on, it was ALWAYS Velma doing all the heavy-lifting - the rest of them were bumblers and airheads.

[MicroBalrog]

The Wall Street Journal chips in on this topic:

He held classes to teach followers how to run in Sunday's election. Ms. Kichanova, a journalism student who belongs to the tiny Libertarian Party and says she admires the Tea Party in the U.S., signed up and became one of 220 candidates endorsed by Our City.

[RevDisk]

Is it legal to donate to her campaign, MB? This is Russia. On one hand, they tend to NOT like foreigners. On the other hand, cash is always welcome.

[Ryan in Maine]

Facebook? Yes. https://www.facebook.com/people/Vera-Kichanova/1586253464
Twitter? Yes. http://twitter.com/kichanova
Live Journal? Yes. http://kichanova.livejournal.com
Formspring? Yes. http://www.formspring.me/Kichanova

Should be able to learn a little more about her.

[MicroBalrog]

Is it legal to donate to her campaign, MB? This is Russia. On one hand, they tend to NOT like foreigners. On the other hand, cash is always welcome.

I've inquired into this via Daniil Gorbatenko. You should be able to see our conversation on Facebook.